Monday, November 23, 2009 BEIJING: The death toll from a coalmine blast in northeast China has climbed to 104, local authorities said today, according to state media. China's state-run news agency said four workers were still trapped in the mine shaft. The explosion early Saturday tore through the state-run mine in Heilongjiang province near the Russian border, one of the largest and oldest in China, after a build-up of gas, survivors said. The explosion occurred when a total of 528 miners were in the pit, according to a statement by the State Administration of Work Safety. Local news reports said the blast was felt 10 kilometers away.
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